Woman from the Suburbs of Moscow
1768
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1768
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows a woman standing outdoors in a long coat and hat, holding a small bag. Behind her, a few people sit near a tree and a fence. The lines are rough, like quick pencil strokes, and the scene looks like it’s drawn from life. The title says she’s from the suburbs of Moscow, but the artist was French. That mix of places was common in travel sketches from the 1700s. If you like this style, check out Romanticism next—it often focused on real people and far-off places.
